To celebrate the release in cinemas this November of a new adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, the Dubai-based Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts group has launched an exciting new experience involving its hotels in London and Istanbul – the start and end points of the famous trainline.

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The Murder on the Orient Express package begins with two nights at the Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in Belgravia, west London, where guests will be given a copy of the book and learn how to mix a Grasshopper cocktail, a drink favoured by Christie’s famous detective, Hercule Poirot.

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From there, they can head to the Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah in Istanbul, where Christie stayed and is believed to have written the book in room 411, now called the Agatha Christie Room. Guests will be invited to spend two nights here themselves, with a replica of her old typewriter and a selection of her books on display.

A tour of Istanbul’s Sirkeci train station is included in the package, which was the final stop of the Orient Express, and there is also a chance to dine in the hotel’s Agatha restaurant.

The Murder on the Orient Express London and Istanbul package is available from October 30-December 30, priced from £1,206 (AED 5,995) for two people. jlhreservations@jumeirah.com, 0044 207 823 1234. Reservations must be made a minimum of 48 hours in advance